New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-17
PREPARING FOR THE FRAY.
Mr.. GLADSTONE TO LEAD THE ASSAULT ON
COERCION.
LAND MEASURE AND COERCION BILL TO BE INTRO
DUcED CoNCURRENTLY-THE BRITISH MUG
WUMPs IN A BAD FRAME OF MIND-oNE OF
THEM PELTED BY HIS CONSTITUENTS.
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LONDON March 1G.-1he Government promise
their Coercion bill for Monday and till then there
is to be lull in preparations for the fight wmch
threatens TO be big and loud resounding. 1t is
Air. Gladstone himself, I understand. who VIII
begin the contest. He win traverse the coercion
policy Of the Government on the preliminary mo-
ton for urgency. The Grand Old Man is full OF
fight and Intends to throw himself heart and soul
into tho struggle. lie has been nursing himself
for this the past few weeks in a suburban retreat
at DOLLS Hil which he has rented for the pur-
pose, and is now like giant refreshed, In tho
best Of spirits and from a tactical point Of view
processes himself we'll pleased with the situation.
but especially with the position OF the Govern
mcnt He thinks the coercion debate VIII afold
him an excellent opportunity of which he Is de-
tcrmincd t" make the mist. Mr.. Gladstone's
example will be eagerly followed by his patty, and
so we shall soon have the unw0ntcd spectacle OF
resistance to an Irish coercion bill led by ohe
greatest OF English statesmen and mainly carried
on by one of the two English parties. Irish men,
bers will of course hold aloof as much possible
in order to give their English allies a free hand
in their novel and arduous task. Hitherto the
invariable practice Of both English parties when
an Irish coercion bin was laid on the table has
been to forget their antagonIsms for holy pur'
pose and unite in forcing il through.
Tho Government arc also thinking Of lntroduc.
ing in the House of Lords concurrently with the
introduction or the Coercion bill in the Commons
n sort Of ensscrlated edition Of Mr.. Parnell's
Land bill. Their idea seems to DO to manage
their land legislation by instalments. First they
VIII bring in bill giving the county court judges
power to stay the execution Of evictions and later
will attempt the passage Of their wholesale
purchase scheme. The concurrent Introduction OF
the remedial and the cocrrivc measures will be o
concession to the f,ars Of the Liberal Cnonist sup
porters of the Government These unhappy poll
tcians are in the drest alarm and distress at hav-
ing to vote for coercion, which they distinctly
pledged themselves against at the election, and
they hope that insisting land bill at the same
time will put them right before the country. Ihs
Is grasping at a straw to save themselves from
the political drowning that awaits when the
country is next appealed to- One OF the most
prominent Of these British Mugwumps, one OF
their whirs in fact-Mr. Caine-was last night
hooted from a platform by his own constituents
and pelted with snowballs when he left the meet
ing. There is nothing but wavering and conster-
natl IN in the ranks of tins i'll starred lalty whose
shifts and dt csions Will be Of the most inter-
rstins features Of the coming struggle Over tho
coercion bill. L. =. GILL, NJ. Il.